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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Tree Of The Cosmos

Ngoc said
Hopefully we didn't lose anyone else and didn't notice.

I'm actually messaging Card Captor at this very moment to make sure they're still with us.

Edit: Also decided to message Rabbit Goddess, although it seems they haven't posted in the guild for a week. I hope she's still here, though.

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Aaaaaand we're ready to roll, guys! The post is up and hopefully we can proceed to the Dungeon quickly. Onwards!

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"Errrrrrrm, okaaaay...?" Willow said after a moment, finding the Espurr's silence a little unsettling. I'll take that as a 'yes', I suppose, she thought, straightening herself back up to her full height and turning around to address the rest.

"Okay! For all the new arrivals, I have decided to start us all out with a scavenger hunt," Willow said. "It will allow us to get used to how these Mystery Dungeons work and for me to witness your skills as fighters and explorers. You will each be put into groups." She paused for a moment, scanning over all the members again with eyes. "Well, it seems we have an odd number. But that's okay." She gave a small cough to clear her throat. "Alright! As said before, Ame will be coming with me. Monado and Lupus are already a pair. Russet..." She paused again, glancing at the Furret. "Well, Tina has gone so I guess you can partner with, errr..." She scanned the other group members before her eyes landed on Franklin. She then pointed sharply at the Turtwig. "That guy!" Who's name I have completely forgotten, she added in her head. She'd have to make it a note to list everyone's names after this first mission was done.

She then glanced over at Lillith and Timothy, who had already seemed to have bonded. "I guess you guys can go together," she said. Lastly, she glanced back at the Espurr, who was now sitting on the floor, apparently reading over the advertisement once again. "You!" she proclaimed, pointing at the Psychic Pokemon. "As a Psychic type, you'll be useful in this particular dungeon. You will go with..." She pointed to Russet and Franklin. "Those two!" She nodded. "Yes!"

A confident smirk stretched across her face as she turned back to the others. "Well, it seems that's taken care of! The Mystery Dungeon we shall be going to is called Mushroom Forest. We shall head off there right now!" Before Sergeant Arcanine tries to stop me! "We stop outside the entrance so I can tell you what it is we shall be finding, based on natural objects that I know can be found there. Then I will send you off in your groups." She narrowed her eyes. "Prove to me that you're worthy to be a member of this guild, and that I can count on all of you on the future." Her tone suddenly became very serious. "Something is very wrong with this world, and I need to know that I have dedicated and loyal Pokemon by side who can help me stop this catastrophe."

She paused again, almost for dramatic effect, before that same arrogant smile reappeared on her features. She then clapped her paws together. "Okay, enough standing around, folks! Chop, chop! Let's get a move on!" she called, and began marching towards the front door, ready to get down to business.

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Well, if Stitches' posts Espurr's reply to Willow, I could have Willow turn around, explain what is happening to the new recruits, get them together in their teams and then I can say "We're off to the Mystery Dungeon now!"

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Stitches said
Surely he should let you know what's going down then? Just in case it interferes with the main plot.

Yeah, you've got a good point there.

Charak, could you please explain to me what's with all the planning you're doing with these treasure hunter characters?

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Stitches said
Legendary pokemon are far, far too rare to even bother trapping some simple treasure hunters on their first mission.

Charak is talking about his characters who are not part of the guild. I'm guessing they're a group of experienced treasure hunters, far more experienced than our little group are. They're part of a subplot... which I don't know much about because Charak is planning it himself.

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Stitches said
...I swear Abby/abbey isn't in those teams.

He isn't. Abby hasn't joined the guild yet, but is currently at the Police Station. He will be joining us later... hopefully XD

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Ngoc said
Though... how does that leave the teams?

Okay, here's how I think it should be:
Willow & Ame
Lupus & Monado
Lillith & Timothy
Franklin & Russet & Espurr

My reasoning for this is that Willow wouldn't put Lillith and Russet in the same team as they are both Normal types, and she'd want to avoid have two of the same type in a pair or even a group of three. So he would go with Franklin. However, Franklin is a Grass type, and the Mushroom Forest has quite a few Poison types in it, which he'd have a weakness to, so Willow would want to send Espurr with Franklin for his safety, as Espurr is a Psychic type. Russet would also be with them for the sake of having a Pokemon with no weaknesses against those types most commonly found in the Forest to balance it out.

Does that sound fair to everyone?

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Willow gave a loud sigh after Timothy had entered the library when she noticed the grooves in the doorway. Greeeeat, she thought. I've just invited in a home-wrecker.

It was at that moment that a Growlithe burst in. She didn't know which one it was - all the officers at Sergeant Arcanine's Police Force looked the same to her - but she immediately recoiled at his arrival, fearing that the Sergeant had somehow gotten wind of all the guild's new members and was sending this Growlithe to arrest every single one of them. However, it turned out he was only here to talk to Tina. Something about a Charmeleon? Well, she didn't have much time to think about it because Tina quickly told her she was leaving and exited the library along with the Growlithe.

Already lost a member. Well done, Willow. Very well done, Willow thought drily to herself, because even though Tina had said she would return, she somehow doubted that. Oh well, she already had quite a few members now, and with the addition of the three new ones she had just recruited, things were much better than she could have hoped. She was about to turn back to the rest of them and begin talking about the scavenger hunt when she heard the door open - again - and glanced round to see an Espurr come in.

The Braixen frowned thoughtfully as she remembered her mother, Constance, once telling her about an Espurr who came to the library regularly. Willow had never met him herself but her mother had spoken quite fondly of him. "He's so quiet," her mother would say. "You'd never know he was there. A model customer."

"Hello," Willow greeted the Espurr, giving her best smile. "Can I help you?" Just she had said that, the Espurr had waddled over and was waving a very familiar piece of paper in her face. "Oh." Willow crouched down slightly so she and the Espurr were closer to eye-level with one another. "Are you here to join?" she said. "We already have quite a few members, but you're welcome to join us if you want." A Psychic type would be quite the useful addition, she thought to herself. Suddenly, she felt a bit subconscious, wondering whether the Espurr was capable of reading minds at this point. She'd have to be careful about what she thought from now on if that was the case.

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Pacifista said
Well, we could just start and introduce late joiners partway through. We'll need to anyway in the event that someone leaves and we need a replacement.

Oki dokes. I suppose I should start working on an intro post now?